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Hossein Moiin, former Nokia CTO, joins Coriant as advisor

By TechTaffy Desk

Coriant, a  supplier of open hyperscale networking solutions for service providers and web-scale Internet operators, has appointed Dr. Hossein Moiin, former executive vice president, chief technology (and strategy) officer of Nokia and Nokia Siemens Solutions, as a strategic executive advisor.

In his first role since leaving Nokia, Dr. Moiin will advise Coriant in key areas including next-generation technologies and architectures, market growth strategies, and end-to-end solutions for the 5G era, said the company in a statement.

Dr. Moiin holds several degrees including a Ph.D., M.S. and B.S. from the University of California, Santa Barbara in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

[Image courtesy: Coriant]

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